Tag: New Mosque

The councilors of the British town of Newark announced during their June 10 meeting the town’s newest place of worship, ‘Newark Islamic Centre,’ Newark Advertiser reported. “There was unanimous support for the proposed change of use. We welcome this plan,” said councilor Jane Olson who offered her wholehearted supported during the meeting of the town …

LINCOLNSHIRE – The Muslim community of Skegness in Lincolnshire, the UK, has unveiled plans to build the seaside town’s first mosque, Lincolnshire Live reported. “Everybody would use it every day plus there are lots of holidaymakers coming to Skegness looking for a mosque,” said a member of the group behind the project, Skegness Central Mosque. …

The incredible video shows the progress on the eco-friendly building over two years CAMBRIDGE – An awe-inspiring time-lapse footage of a massive Cambridge mosque in the UK has been released showing the progress of the huge Islamic center between November 2016 and October 2018 from the foundations to its golden dome, Cambridge News reported on …

AIRDRIE – After many years of praying at a local church and traveling to mosques in northeast Calgary, the Muslim community in Airdrie, Alberta, have finally opened their first Islamic center, CBC reported. “Now we have a proper place to say our prayers,” said Mona Shehzad, who has lived in Airdrie for the past 11 …

STORNOWAY – The first mosque in the Western Isles of Scotland, opened last May, has proven to be a huge hit with tourists as the worship house’s trustees say hundreds of people have come to visit the mosque. “We received so much publicity when the mosque opened that people want to see what all the …

The Muslims still remember how hundreds of Victoria residents visited the ruins of their burned mosque in a show of solidarity and unity. VICTORIA, Texas – One year and eight months after the destruction of the mosque in a fire, the members of the Victoria Islamic Center will open their doors next Saturday to celebrate …

BEESTON, South Leeds – Costing £2.2 million, the new Jamia Masjid Abu Huraira mosque in Beeston will open to the public, following seven years of planning and fundraising by the community in South Leeds. “Over the years as the community was getting bigger, the space became smaller and smaller,” the Kashmir Muslim Welfare Association (KMWA) …

BISHKEK – The Central Mosque of Imam Sarakhsi, the biggest in Central Asia with the capacity of 30,000 people, has beeninaugurated on Sunday in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek. “This mosque is a splendid example of architectural understanding fusing tradition with a modern approach,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at the opening ceremony, The Daily …

DENVER – Hundreds of members of the Muslim Bosnian community in Colorado, US, gathered Saturday to celebrate the opening of the Mile High Islamic Center. “We want the center to be an educational hub to teach those who are interested in learning about Islam. We welcome anybody here that would like to learn,” Ademir Ceric, …